[nfbwatlk] FW: Free Webinar: Practical comparison of screenreaders

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Sat Sep 24 04:55:02 UTC 2011


Yeah ... streaming isn't allowed at my worksite.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Julie Warrington
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 8:37 AM
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Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: Free Webinar: Practical comparison of
screenreaders

Now that is a good question.  So many things I would like to check out but
don't think the boss would appreciate.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: Free Webinar: Practical comparison of
screenreaders


> Why is this stuff always done during working hours?
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Nightingale, Noel
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 5:15 PM
> To: nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] FW: Free Webinar: Practical comparison of screen 
> readers
>
> this sounds interesting!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Distribution list for EASI Web Conferences, Podcasts and News 
> [mailto:ITD-JNL at LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG] On Behalf Of Prof Norm Coombs
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 4:01 PM
> To: ITD-JNL at LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG
> Subject: Free Webinar: Practical comparison of screen readers
>
> Free Webinar: Practical comparison of screen readers, using
>
> scenario based user testing.
> Sept. 28 at 11 AM Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 PM Central and 2 PM
>
> Eastern
> Presenters: Birkir R. Gunnarsson and Hlynur M. Hreinsson Iceland 
> National Institute for the Blind, Deafblind and Visually
>
> Impaired.
> We have yet to find a way to slap a grade on happiness, but in the
>
> summer of 2010 we created a set of practical test cases across 7
>
> categories, to help us better match screen readers to our users.
>
> The methodology allows us to meaningfully test and compare
>
> screen readers as diverse as:
> Jaws for Windows,
> NVDA,
> Orca,
> Voiceover.
> By comparing their performance on test cases across multiple
>
> categories such as:
> Braille support,
> advanced office applications,
> web browsing,
> instant messaging,
> we believe we can better match the least expensive and most
>
> appropriate screen reader to each of our users, thus making sure
>
> we support and utilize both open source technology and advances
>
> in screen reading from Apple. This way we both help our users get
>
> the most out of their PCs as well as being able to provide useful
>
> feedback to the screen reader manufacturers and developers, if we
>
> find one screen reader does something particularly well or is
>
> lagging behind. We hope to be able to recruit people to help us
>
> expand and update the testing and provide us with feedback.
> (The detailed report of our tests will be available from the
>
> resources page of the Webinar archive which will be sent to those
>
> who signed up for this Webinar.)
> Register for this free Sept. 28 Webinar.
> http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
>
>
>
>
>  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
> Once you choose hope, anything's possible.  Christopher Reeve Norman 
> Coombs norm.coombs at gmail.com
>
> Making Online Teaching Accessible: Inclusive Course Design for 
> Students with Disabilities by Norman Coombs published by Jossey-Bass 
> Oct 10,2010 
> http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470499044.htm
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